"Black Slavery Days" was also released as a 7" single on Hot Stuff, when it was titled "Bondage", with the dub side "Chains" credited to the Soulsville All Stars. The composing credit is to R. Thomas, while the only production credit is to Soulsville. The date on the label is 1976.

Peter Dalton wrote:"Black Slavery Days" was also released as a 7" single on Hot Stuff, when it was titled "Bondage", with the dub side "Chains" credited to the Soulsville All Stars. The composing credit is to R. Thomas, while the only production credit is to Soulsville. The date on the label is 1976.

yes but you are refering to the albumversion which is totally differeent from the 12" apart for the lyricsBSD was also released on another different 12" but forgot the lable...

I always thought the US 12'' was the original composition and the LP cut some sort of butchered/mangled cut. Also because the 12'' has more lyrics and stuff like that..Also because I once heard a live recording of a Jack ruby session (Ocho Rios early 80s) wher a dubplate cut of black slavery days was played..Sounded very much like the 12'' and not like the LP version

i dont have both 12"s so i cant tell for sure but i heard 1 side only and it was not exactly the same mix

regarding the other cutits difficult to compare since the 7" cut is a totally different riddim and with hornspersonally i dont mind the guitar but thats another subject which already has been discussed on this forum

because I don't think this cut to the song is at all the same...very few if any vocals for one thing. I believe this foundation is the riddim dub cut. I don't think greensleeves ever issued this song any other way.

This thread made me listen to the album the other night and it is an awesome album. I remeber reading in the rough guide to reggae that it was a jack ruby production, but not really hearing that when I listened to it. Listening the other night there is at least a nod to Jack Ruby's style. Was it the same musicians as he used?

This link kinda makes a mockery of all the Clappers crap written on the album cover. Didn't Clappers also release Beware without Yabby You's knowledge?